The Sopratos: A Pearls Before Swine Collection

Pearls Before Swine #6

by Stephan Pastis

Pearls is the hottest comic in the newspaper business these days." - Raleigh News and Observer

* It's a hit!

* In The A Pearls Before Swine Collection , the sixth collection of the award-winning comic strip Pearls Before Swine , Stephan Pastis knocks them dead with sharp wit and cutting humor, earning the respect of readers from coast to coast.



Made in America, Pearls Before Swine stars Rat, the boss of this outfit-arrogant, self-centered, and quick-tempered. Pig is the conscience. Zebra is a survivor (with Crocodile next-door-neighbors), and Goat is the brains. Duck is Pig's loyal but violent and unstable guard duck. The dark, twisted adventures of this bunch of goodfellas have made Pearls the fastest-growing comic strip of the decade.

Join the family and get in on the action. It's whacked.

Genres: Comics, Humor, Comic Strips, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels Comics, Cartoon, Collections

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Stephan Pastis was born in 1968 and raised in San Marino, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1989 with a degree in political science. Although he had always wanted to be a syndicated cartoonist, Pastis realized that the odds of syndication were slim, so he entered UCLA Law School in 1990 and became an attorney instead. He practiced law in the San Francisco Bay area from 1993 to 2002. While an attorney, he began submitting various comic strip concepts to all of the syndicates, and, like virtually all beginning cartoonists, got his fair share of rejection slips. Then, in 1997, he began drawing Pearls Before Swine, which he submitted to the syndicates in mid-1999. In December, 1999, he signed a contract with United.
Pearls Before Swine debuted in newspapers in January, 2002, and Pastis left his law practice in August of that year. Pearls Before Swine was nominated in 2003, 2004 and 2007 as "Best Newspaper Comic Strip" by the National Cartoonists Society (NCS) and won the award in 2004 and 2007. Pastis lives with his family in Northern California.

Reviews

[Becky B · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of Pearls Before Swine comics that originally appeared from Oct 31, 2005 to Aug 6, 2006.

A mixed bag of comics. Some were quite funny, others just eye-roll-inducing. My favorites in this collection were the ones featuring the mini Vikings that Pig is training and are pretty much the opposite of anything typically Viking. Seemed that Pastis cut back dramatically on the puns this year, except for a few anemone-related ones.

Notes on content: All swearing is replaced by grawlixes. No sexual content. Predator-prey threatened and enacted violence, and Rat's gingerbread men and comics are violent in nature. The duck is back with his violent tendencies. Some smoking and drinking.

[Musiquedevie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Always funny. Favorite strips were of Rat working at a coffee shop, Rat’s take on Miss Muffet’s poem and Pig’s favorite “Robert Frost” poem.

[Shirley Erstad · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Patricia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this comic strip, and it was a fun read.

I recommend this for fans of Pearls Before Swine.

[Riddhish Bhalodia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny but it has been funnier in some other volumes. But it made for a very chill bedtime read for me

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

In the hierarchy of comics, this ranks near the top, behind only "F Minus" and "Get Fuzzy." I especially like the killer whale who lives down the block from the seal family.

[Brian · Rating 5 out of 5]

So much to laugh out loud to. The best comic strip since Calvin & Hobbes

[My · Rating 5 out of 5]

Genial....matem o rato!!!!!!!!!!

[Bree · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pearls never fails to entertain. Another great collection! :)

[Donna Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cracks me up every time! Slender volume perfect for the reading room. I particularly like the crocs!

[Janice · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just love The Pearls Before Swine books. I find it a nice way to relax. Not heavy reading but some things do make you think.

[Austin]

Really funny

[Laurla2 · Rating 5 out of 5]

read in the crass menagerie

[Ian Salvatore · Rating 5 out of 5]

It has lots of humor, parodys, and good jokes.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this comic strip. I read it every day!